Portrait of a restaurateur: Harland Sanders
Colonel Harland Sanders is primarily associated with Kentucky Fried Chicken, but before his late-life career publicizing chicken he ran his own restaurants. Continue reading →
Restaurant-ing through history
Exploring American restaurants over the centuries
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Questions of the times
I've collected newspaper headlines and story quotations that tell a story about American restaurants of the 20th century. Continue reading →
What they wrote
Samples of what Americans wrote about restaurants when they sent postcards in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Continue reading →
My favorite linen postcards
Presenting my favorite "linen" postcards from my collection, versions of mid-century modern stylistics. Continue reading →
Dance and dine at the Cow Shed
In my opinion Cow Shed is not an appealing name for a nightclub. Continue reading →
Bad restaurant food
Many complaints about American restaurant food have been expressed publicly over time, even as restaurant-going increased during the last century. Continue reading →
The long life of the Marston ‘empire’
For almost 80 years the Marston family ruled a major Boston kingdom of restaurants. Continue reading →
Tea in Harlem
Much has been written about Harlem's jazz and night clubs, but not its tea rooms which also played a role in the Harlem Renaissance. Continue reading →
Bob’s Bar-B-Q
What little I could find out about this 1930s to 1960s highway restaurant made me realize what a diverse set of people, criminals included, are on the road at any time. Continue reading →
Rolling dessert carts
Dessert carts in restaurants not only added an elegant note, but they increased dessert sales on items that generally produced a higher profit than other foods. Continue reading →